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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

2,576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $195.20/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 530 lb · 166 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $197.28/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 473 lb · 103 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.97/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 579 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,576 1,033 1,924
Feeder cattle 2,204 872 1,609
Slaughter cattle 372 161 315

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light test, the best test was on 400-600 lb steer calves with 400-500 lb steer calves trading firm to 5.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold fully steady to firm with weights over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold mostly steady on the new crop calf offering with a pot load of 740 lb heifer trading near steady on last week's pot load. Slaughter cows on a large offering sold steady to firm. Overall quality was very good especially on the steer calves selling with good demand , many new crop calves in the offering with many un-weaned/short weaned less than 30 days but still selling with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–338 324 19 213.00–216.00 $215.31 $698 —
355–392 372 20 205.00–213.00 $208.05 $774 +0.46
421 fancy 421 4 226.00 $226.00 $951 —
411–448 439 41 205.00–219.00 $210.72 $925 -0.34
458–484 468 34 197.00–211.00 $205.74 $963 +7.05
468–489 475 28 190.00–195.00 $191.80 $911 -6.89
477 unweaned 477 41 194.00 $194.00 $925 —
510–549 530 166 186.00–198.50 $195.20 $1,035 -0.18
553–588 566 78 185.50–200.00 $192.29 $1,088 +11.09
602–614 610 31 180.00–189.00 $187.72 $1,145 —
640 640 19 166.00 $166.00 $1,062 —
719 719 7 152.75 $152.75 $1,098 —
726 726 18 158.50 $158.50 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–388 383 13 197.00–201.00 $200.06 $766 -3.87
409–423 unweaned 418 14 183.00–185.00 $183.93 $769 —
425–449 440 18 190.00–195.00 $193.58 $852 +6.44
453–495 478 46 180.00–188.00 $183.00 $875 -3.31
496 496 8 175.00 $175.00 $868 -11.31
502–548 526 24 172.00–179.00 $175.88 $925 +1.89
562–568 564 10 163.00–164.00 $163.70 $923 -6.98
555–597 581 74 167.00–182.00 $175.36 $1,019 +4.68
603 unweaned 603 9 154.00 $154.00 $929 —
613–631 617 20 158.00–167.00 $164.16 $1,013 —
655–683 669 10 156.00–162.00 $159.56 $1,067 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–428 427 7 172.00–179.00 $176.01 $752 —
462 462 5 174.00 $174.00 $804 —
536 536 5 142.50 $142.50 $764 —
694 694 8 148.75 $148.75 $1,032 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 5 144.75 $144.75 $924 —
811 811 16 145.25 $145.25 $1,178 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1153 1153 5 141.50 $141.50 $1,631 —
1260–1303 1285 14 146.75–148.25 $147.38 $1,894 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 unweaned 318 6 167.00 $167.00 $531 —
318–328 324 7 171.00–176.00 $173.11 $561 +6.11
365 365 3 157.00 $157.00 $573 -19.00
360–392 375 39 169.00–175.00 $171.30 $642 -4.70
405–446 432 28 154.00–167.00 $161.59 $698 -1.78
451–495 468 63 154.00–165.00 $157.55 $737 -5.75
513–544 526 41 155.00–158.50 $157.18 $827 —
526 thin fleshed 526 18 170.00 $170.00 $894 —
536 536 4 140.00 $140.00 $750 —
550–557 unweaned 552 10 135.00–137.00 $135.61 $749 —
571–589 580 19 144.00–151.00 $147.63 $856 —
600 600 7 145.00 $145.00 $870 -1.75
603 thin fleshed 603 25 161.00 $161.00 $971 —
622 622 12 154.00 $154.00 $958 +7.25
670 670 5 139.75 $139.75 $936 -0.75
741 741 74 148.25 $148.25 $1,099 +13.25
765–784 773 30 135.25–138.00 $136.00 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 unweaned 370 11 169.00 $169.00 $625 —
414–446 431 59 168.00–174.00 $169.57 $731 -10.17
454–485 460 17 161.00–164.00 $162.76 $749 -2.24
476 unweaned 476 34 156.00 $156.00 $743 —
450–496 480 31 166.00–170.00 $168.45 $809 -6.22
504–543 527 69 161.00–171.00 $165.65 $873 -3.44
556–590 570 76 156.00–165.00 $161.17 $919 -13.33
686 686 27 149.85 $149.85 $1,028 —
851 851 4 134.50 $134.50 $1,145 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 5 153.00 $153.00 $667 —
457–463 460 7 140.00–152.00 $145.10 $667 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1101–1150 1119 8 142.00–142.50 $142.31 $1,592 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 5 177.50 $177.50 $566 —
372–375 374 10 184.00–191.00 $188.91 $707 —
462 462 5 149.00 $149.00 $688 —
469–481 476 11 164.00–173.00 $168.97 $804 —
526–544 537 11 155.00–165.00 $161.44 $867 +3.44
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 208.00 $208.00 $765 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1085 936 85-90% 12 35.00–48.00 $42.36 $396 —
895–1200 1054 85-90% 25 52.00–62.00 $57.88 $610 -11.12
900–1225 1058 85-90% 37 64.00–74.00 $68.18 $721 -11.03
915–1190 1076 85-90% 14 74.00–84.00 $77.21 $831 -2.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1335 1247 80-85% 20 63.00–71.00 $67.42 $841 -9.73
1150–1415 1275 80-85% 35 73.00–81.50 $77.52 $988 —
1165–1360 1291 80-85% 19 82.50–91.00 $84.71 $1,094 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1590 1457 75-80% 14 82.50–88.00 $84.78 $1,235 -0.80
1370–1600 1464 75-80% 19 74.00–81.00 $77.76 $1,138 -7.82
1410–1620 1480 75-80% 10 66.00–74.00 $70.89 $1,049 -14.69
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690 1690 65-75% 1 75.50 $75.50 $1,276 -2.50
1585–1815 1715 65-75% 5 82.50–88.00 $84.81 $1,454 +1.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1785 1566 5 100.00–108.00 $103.75 $1,625 —
1325–1775 1586 4 87.00–95.00 $91.68 $1,454 —
1395–1895 1634 9 110.00–121.00 $116.17 $1,898 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.